Complications of flow-directed balloon-tipped catheters.
Acute or short-term complications following the use of flow-directed balloon-tipped catheters are well recognized. Long-term sequelae are rarely reported. We report herein an early complication of pulmonary arterial rupture with infarction followed by the delayed development of a pulmonary arterial aneurysm.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans.
Husserl
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D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography